# Steve Turre discography

Steve Turre (né Stephen Johnson Turre; born 12 September 1948 Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist, a pioneering musical seashell virtuoso, a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level who, for sixty-one years, has been active in jazz, rock, and Latin jazz – in live venues, recording studios, television, and cinema production. As a studio musician, Turre is among the most prolific living jazz trombonist in the world. As a member of a television orchestra, this is Turre's forty-first year as trombonist with the Saturday Night Live Band.

## Selected discography
### As leader

| Year | Album title | Label | OCLC |
| 1987 | Viewpoint | Stash | 18922356 |
| 1987 | Viewpoints and Vibrations | Stash | 20714412 |
| 1988 | Fire and Ice | Stash | 20176471 |
| 1989 | Dedication | JMT | 57037029 |
| 1991 | Right There | Antilles | 26215327 |
| 1993 | Sanctified Shells | Antilles | 28310905 |
| 1995 | Rhythm Within, with Herbie Hancock, Pharoah Sanders | Antilles | 658353959 |
| 1997 | Steve Turre | Verve | 37248623 |
| 1999 | In The Spur of the Moment | Telarc | 45040043 |
| 1999 | Lotus Flower | Verve | 406452520 |
| 2000 | TNT (Trombone-N-Tenor) | Telarc | 50116787 |
| 2003 | One4J: Paying Homage to J.J. Johnson | Telarc | 51833930 |
| 2004 | The Spirits Up Above | HighNote | 57077598 |
| 2006 | Keep Searchin' | HighNote | 488940684 |
| 2008 | Rainbow People | HighNote | 223993800 |
| 2010 | Delicious and Delightful | HighNote | 646105087 |
| 2012 | Woody's Delight | HighNote | 772189510 |
| 2013 | The Bones of Art | HighNote | 851434853 |
| 2015 | Spiritman | Smoke Sessions | |
| 2016 | Colors for the Masters | Smoke Sessions | |
| 2018 | The Very Thought of You | Smoke Sessions | |
| 2022 | Generations | Smoke Sessions | |
| 2024 | Sanyas (Live album) | Smoke Sessions | |

### As sideman

| Year | Artist leader | Album title | Turre's role | OCLC |
| 1996 | Monty Alexander's Ivory & Steel | To the Ends of the Earth | Trombone | 35583220 |
| 1999 | Monty Alexander | Stir It Up: The Music of Bob Marley | Trombone, Conch | 780949512 |
| 1992 | Carl Allen | Dark Side of Dewey | Trombone, Shells | 35090210 |
| 1993 | Carl Allen | Pursuer | Trombone, Shells | 30422672 |
| 2000 | Eddie Allen | Summer Days | Trombone | 47196641 |
| 1989 | Laurie Anderson | Strange Angels | Trombone, Conch | 24659935 |
| 1990 | Art Ensemble of Chicago & Bowie's Brass Fantasy | Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy | Trombone, arranger, Conch | 27039443 |
| 1972 | Carlos Santana | Caravanserai | Trombone | 53287067 |
| 1999 | Carlos Santana | Supernatural | Trombone | 41597695 |
| 2002 | Art Ensemble of Chicago | Rarum VI: Selected Recordings | Trombone | 50209195 |
| 2000 | Ray Barretto | Portraits in Jazz and Clave | Trombone, Shells | 44555369 |
| 2001 | Andy Bey | Tuesdays in Chinatown | Trombone | 48843923 |
| 1973 | Art Blakey | Anthenagin | Trombone | 6010133 |
| 1973 | Art Blakey | Mission Eternal, Vol. 2 | Trombone | 34188810 |
| 1999 | Terence Blanchard | Jazz in Film | Trombone | 41085300 |
| 2008 | T.K. Blue | Follow the North Star | Trombone | 728158158 |
| 2011 | T.K. Blue | Latinbird | Trombone, Shells | 703213949 |
| 1972 | Jack Bonus | Jack Bonus | Trombone | 30424964 |
| 1999 | Jimmy Bosch | Salsa Dura | Trombone | 65967385 |
| 1980 | Lester Bowie | Works | Trombone | 23446289 |
| 1985 | Lester Bowie's Brass | I Only Have Eyes for You | Trombone | 13282730 |
| 1986 | Lester Bowie's Brass | Avant Pop | Trombone, arranger | 41643527 |
| 1987 | Lester Bowie | Twilight Dreams | Trombone | 18196736 |
| 1989 | Lester Bowie | Serious Fun | Trombone, arranger | 50115826 |
| 1990 | Lester Bowie | My Way | Trombone, arranger, Conch | 55485290 |
| 1991 | Lester Bowie's N.Y. Organ Ensemble | The Organizer | Trombone | 26480453 |
| 1991 | Lester Bowie's N.Y. Organ Ensemble | Funky T. Cool T. | Trombone | 46429657 |
| 1992 | Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy | The Fire This Time | Arranger | 33464553 |
| 1991 | Don Braden | Wish List | Trombone | 30373728 |
| 1992 | Cecil Bridgewater | I Love Your Smile | Trombone | 29063223 |
| 1996 | Kenny Burrell & The Jazz Heritage All Stars | Live at the Blue Note | Trombone | 35776997 |
| 1995 | Henry Butler | For All Seasons | Trombone | 34600953 |
| 1992 | Mariah Carey | MTV Unplugged | Trombone | |
| 1996 | The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band | Carnegie Hall Jazz Band | Trombone | 35091921 |
| 1995 | Regina Carter | Regina Carter | Trombone | 32680128 |
| 2000 | Cyrus Chestnut & Friends | Charlie Brown Christmas | Trombone, Shells | 45200679 |
| 1993 | Freddy Cole | This is the Life | Trombone | 51520797 |
| 1987 | Celia Cruz & Willie Colon | Winners | Trombone | 212910790 |
| 1997 | Michael Davis | Absolute Trombone | Trombone | 40937627 |
| 1985 | Deadline | Down by Law | Didjeridoo, Conch | 21998535 |
| 2006 | Mercan Dede | Breath | Shells | 172985913 |
| 2006 | Joshua Edelman | Calle Del Rosario | Trombone | |
| 2000 | Lew Del Gatto | Katewalk | Trombone | 473844747 |
| 1993 | Charles Fambrough | Blues at Bradley's | Trombone, Shells | 29348227 |
| 1991 | Ricky Ford | Hot Brass | Trombone | 27853139 |
| 1992 | G. E. Smith & The SNL Band | Get a Little | Trombone, Conch | 27666899 |
| 1990 | Larry Gales | Message from Monk | Trombone | 28340219 |
| 1989 | Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nation Orchestra | Live at the Royal Festival Hall | Trombone, Bass Bone, Shells | 27789084 |
| 2000 | Dizzy Gillespie | Live – Royal Festival Hall | Trombone, Conch | 67396329 |
| 1979 | Jerry Gonzalez | Ya Yo Me Cure | Percussion, Trombone, Conch | 21882458 |
| 1982 | Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band | River is Deep | Trombone, Bass Bone | 9719353 |
| 1993 | Johnny Griffin Quartet | Dance of Passion | Trombone | 27835246 |
| 1989 | Don Grolnick | Complete Blue Note Recordings | Trombone | 39952910 |
| 1992 | Don Grolnick | Nighttown | Trombone | 27925558 |
| 1975 | Chico Hamilton | Peregrinations | Bass, Trombone | 8464533 |
| 1976 | Chico Hamilton | Chico Hamilton and the Players | Bass (Electric), Bass T-bone | |
| 2001 | Chico Hamilton | Foreststorn | Trombone, Guest Appearance | 67681567 |
| 1979 | Slide Hampton | World of Trombones | Trombone | 5505976 |
| 1993 | Slide Hampton & the Jazz Masters | Dedicated to Diz | Trombone | 5505976 |
| 1996 | Tom Harrell | Labyrinth | Trombone | 35130103 |
| 2006 | Stefon Harris | African Tarantella | Trombone | 76171306 |
| 1998 | Stefon Harris | Cloud of Red Dust | Trombone, Shells | 40111079 |
| 1999 | Stefon Harris | Black Action Figure | Trombone | 42647967 |
| 2003 | Stefon Harris | Grand Unification Theory | Trombone, Shells | 51805851 |
| 1993 | Antonio Hart | For Cannonball & Woody | Trombone | 29577851 |
| 1998 | Antonio Hart | Collected Antonio Hart | Trombone | 52331640 |
| 2007 | Marion Hayden | Visions | Trombone | |
| 1981 | Terumasa Hino | Double Rainbow | Didjeridoo | 28289611 |
| 1999 | Yoron Israel Connection | Live at the Blue Note | Trombone, Shells | 47749181 |
| 1960 | J.J. Johnson Sextet | J.J. Inc. | Liner Notes | 37650081 |
| 1996 | J.J. Johnson | Brass Orchestra | Trombone | 37826339 |
| 1999 | Etta Jones | All the Way | Trombone | 45038875 |
| 2004 | Etta Jones | Always in Our Hearts | Trombone | 55646400 |
| 1997 | K-Jazz All Stars Y Amigos | Spirit Talk | Trombone, Shells | 56189516 |
| 1973 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Man Who Cried Fire | Trombone | 23466216 |
| 1976 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Simmer, Reduce, Garnish & Serve | Trombone | 33180254 |
| 1976 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Kirkatron | Trombone | 3660523 |
| 1977 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real | Trombone | 62275276 |
| 1998 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Standing Eight | Trombone | 41113094 |
| 2000 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Incontournables | Trombone | |
| 2002 | Lenine | Falange Canibal | Trombone, Shells | 51716963 |
| 1998 | Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom | Greaze Is What's Good | Trombone, Shells | 46644588 |
| 2005 | Babatunde Lea | Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost | Trombone, Shells | 61484060 |
| 1985 | Carmen Lundy | Good Morning Kiss | Trombone | 15872652 |
| 2005 | Carmen Lundy | Jazz & the New Songbook, Live at the Madrid | Trombone | 774918249 |
| 1989 | Harold Mabern | Afro Blue | Trombone | |
| 1989 | Machete Ensemble | Africa, Vol. 1 | Trombone | 23672372 |
| 2010 | John Santos | Filosofia Caribena, Vol. 1 | Trombone | 777668371 |
| 1999 | Howard Mandel | Future Jazz | Trombone | 39477839 |
| 2006 | Marco Marzola | Important Life | Trombone | |
| 1994 | Christian McBride | Getting' to It | Trombone | 31922436 |
| 1998 | Chico Mendoza | Chico Mendoza & the Latin Jazz Dream Band | Trombone | |
| 1997 | Mingus Big Band | Que Viva Mingus! | Trombone, Shells | 38446221 |
| 1988 | Ralph Moore | Rejuvenate! | Trombone, Conch | 31693624 |
| 2001 | David "Fathead" Newman | Keep the Spirits Singing | Trombone | 53040367 |
| 1986 | James Newton | Romance and Revolution | Trombone | 16222377 |
| 1997 | Nuyorican Soul | Nuyorican Soul | Percussion, Trombone | 36781348 |
| 1999 | Manny Oquendo & Libre | Ahora | Trombone, Plunger Mute | 593795119 |
| 1983 | [Manny Oquendo & Libre | Ritmo, Sonido, y Estilo | Trombone, Shells | 33085784 |
| 2001 | Jann Parker | Voicings | Shells | |
| 1998 | Joe Pesci | Vincent Laguardia Gambini Sings | Trombone | 40426777 |
| 1987 | Daniel Ponce | Arawe | Trombone | 21253691 |
| 1997 | Tito Puente | 50 Years of Swing: 50 Great Years | Trombone | 37249418 |
| 1995 | Tito Puente | Tito's Idea | Trombone, performer | 33231201 |
| 2003 | Phil Ranelin | Close Encounter of the Very Best Kind | Trombone, Shells | 55998177 |
| 1989 | Lou Rawls | At Last | Trombone, Soloist, Conch | 20124757 |
| 1989 | Lou Rawls | Ballads | Trombone | 178691047 |
| 1990 | Lou Rawls | It's Supposed to Be Fun | Trombone | 22753722 |
| 1992 | Lou Rawls | Legendary Lou Rawls | Trombone | 25709679 |
| 1993 | Max Roach | Max Roach & New Orchestra of Boston | Trombone | 34980667 |
| 2000 | Nick Rolfe | Persuader | Trombone | 48574591 |
| 2002 | Renee Rosnes | Life on Earth | Trombone | 48963483 |
| 1990 | Gabrielle Roth | Ritual | Trombone, Shells | 28197471 |
| 1996 | Gabrielle Roth | Stillpoint | Seashells, Dijeridoo | 53449918 |
| 1993 | Vanessa Rubin | Pastiche | Seashells, Dijeridoo | 28116965 |
| 1995 | Vanessa Rubin | Vanessa Rubin Sings | Trombone | 42560595 |
| 1984 | Hilton Ruiz | Cross Currents | Trombone, Conch | 32437748 |
| 1986 | Hilton Ruiz Ensemble | Something Grand | Trombone, arranger | 17230739 |
| 1993 | Hilton Ruiz | Heroes | Trombone, Bells, Seashells | 33290631 |
| 1981 | Pharoah Sanders | Rejoice | Trombone | 27251535 |
| 1989 | John Scofield | Best of John Scofield | Trombone | |
| 1995 | John Scofield | Groove Elation | Trombone | 33482305 |
| 2000 | John Scofield | Steady Groovin' | Trombone | 45625306 |
| 1992 | Charlie Sepulveda | Algo Nuestro (Our Thing) | Trombone | 28550611 |
| 2005 | Naima Shamborguer | From My Heart to Yours | Trombone | 190772861 |
| 1974 | Woody Shaw | The Moontrane | Trombone | 6431690 |
| 1975 | Woody Shaw | Love Dance | Trombone | 4766584 |
| 1977 | Woody Shaw | Rosewood | Trombone | 40999163 |
| 1978 | Woody Shaw | Woody III | Trombone | 5714135 |
| 1980 | Woody Shaw | For Sure! | Trombone, Trombone (Bass) | 7436717 |
| 1981 | Woody Shaw | United | Trombone | 8630672 |
| 1982 | Woody Shaw | Lotus Flower | Trombone, Trombone (Bass) | 9149433 |
| 1982 | Woody Shaw | Master of the Art | Percussion, Trombone | 9171962 |
| 1982 | Woody Shaw | Night Music | Trombone | 12917626 |
| 1983 | Woody Shaw | The Time Is Right | Trombone | 38479081 |
| 1987 | Woody Shaw | Imagination | Trombone, Shells | 55619930 |
| 2001 | Woody Shaw | Woody Shaw Live Volume Two | Trombone | 50118393 |
| 2002 | Woody Shaw | Woody Shaw Live Volume Three | Trombone | 53995035 |
| 2005 | Woody Shaw | Woody Shaw Live Volume Four | Trombone | 62163736 |
| 1979 | Archie Shepp | Attica Big Band | Trombone | 876236466 |
| 1996 | Archie Shepp | Attica Blues Big Band | Trombone | |
| 1996 | Horace Silver | Hardbop Grandpop | Trombone, arranger | 35091908 |
| 1972 | Paul Simon | Paul Simon | Shells | 55766490 |
| 1992 | Hal Singer | No Rush | Trombone | 716539328 |
| 1993 | The Skatalites | Ska Voovee | Trombone | 29578313 |
| 1994 | The Skatalites | Hi-Bop Ska | Trombone | |
| 1996 | The Skatalites | Greetings from Skamania | Trombone | |
| 1996 | Carol Sloane | Songs Sinatra Sang | Trombone | 35583202 |
| 2001 | Carol Sloane | Ballad Essentials | Trombone | 48051803 |
| 2001 | Harold Smith | Valley of Sacred Sound | Trombone, Shells | 471584751 |
| 1987 | Bob Stewart | First Line | Trombone, Shells | 57037001 |
| 1988 | Bob Stewart | Goin' Home | Trombone | 57037034 |
| 1996 | Bob Stewart | Then & Now | Trombone | 36503030 |
| 2005 | Monnette Sudler | Meeting of the Spirits | Trombone | 502292482 |
| 1997 | Swing Summit | Passing the Torch, Vol. 2 | Trombone, Shells | 49414196 |
| 2002 | Juan Pablo Torres | Together Again | Trombone | 50450768 |
| 2005 | Billy Taylor | Taylor Made at the Kennedy Center | Trombone | 76952165 |
| 1991 | The Timeless All Stars | Time for the Timeless All Stars | Trombones, Shells | 34221280 |
| 1970 | James Trumbo | Peace Before We Die | Trombone | 38471133 |
| 1988 | McCoy Tyner Big Band | Uptown/Downtown | Trombone | 20516331 |
| 1991 | Tyner Big Band | Turning Point | Trombone | |
| 1993 | McCoy Tyner Big Band | Journey | Trombone, arranger | 29991637 |
| 1999 | McCoy Tyner Big Band | McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars | Trombone, Shells | 41402094 |
| 2000 | McCoy Tyner | Les Incontournables | Trombone | |
| 2002 | McCoy Tyner Big Band | Best of McCoy Tyner Big Band (compilation) | Trombone, arranger | 51539527 |
| 1992 | Dave Valentin | Red Sun | Trombone, Shells | 28685980 |
| 1986 | Jack Walrath | Master of Suspense | Trombone | 20705131 |
| 1978 | Cedar Walton | Animation | Trombone, Trombone (Bass) | 6308635 |
| 1986 | Cedar Walton with Ron Carter | Cedar Walton Plays | Trombone | 17901467 |
| 1993 | Cedar Walton | Art Blakey Legacy | Trombone | 716579513 |
| 1998 | Cedar Walton | Bambino: Plays Music of Art Blakey | Trombone | 43399293 |
| 1980 | Cedar Walton | Soundscapes | Trombone | 7096387 |
| 2011 | Cedar Walton | The Bouncer | Trombone | 763300919 |
| 1992 | Bobby Watson | Tailor Made | Trombone | 28368074 |
| 1990 | Fred Wesley | New Friends | Trombone | 24074188 |
| 1993 | Frank Wess | Tryin' To Make My Blues Turn Green | Trombone, Shells, Conch | 30607443 |
| 2008 | Frank Wess | Once is Not Enough | Trombone | 456745706 |
| 1990 | Paul Winter Consort | Earth: Voices of a Planet | Didjeridoo | 22219068 |
| 1996 | Original Soundtrack | Ed's Next Move | Trombone | 35840961 |
| 1985 | Various Artists | New Africa, Vol. 2 | Shells | 22583566 |
| 1989 | Various Artists | 15th Anniversary Stash Sampler | Trombone, arranger | 28118589 |
| 1990 | Various Artists | Beets | Conch | 27683641 |
| 1990 | Various Artists | For Real Moments: Song and Dances | Trombone | 27363545 |
| 1991 | Various Artists | Best of Jazz Music Today | Performer | 22998043 |
| 1992 | Various Artists | Blue Vocals, Vol. 1 | Trombone | 28446775 |
| 1993 | Various Artists | Music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Trombone, arranger, producer | 16876213 |
| 1994 | Various Artists | Jazz Showcase | Trombone | 30715560 |
| 1994 | Various Artists | Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters | Trombone, Shells, performer | 30858408 |
| 1994 | Various Artists | Cole Porter in Concert: Just One of Those Things | Trombone | 31365642 |
| 1995 | Various Artists | Jazz Trumpet: Trumpeter’s Holiday | Trombone | 37765928 |
| 1995 | Various Artists | The Art of Jazz: Best Loved Standards | Trombone | 52598737 |
| 1995 | Various Artists | The Art of Jazz: Sentimental Ballads (1995) | Trombone | 36745094 |
| 1995 | Various Artists | The Art of Jazz: Standards | Trombone | |
| 1995 | Various Artists | Jazz Á Go-Go | Percussion, Trombone | |
| 1996 | Various Artists | Back to the Basics, Vol. 1 | Trombone | 44974904 |
| 1996 | Various Artists | Original Jazz Masters Series: Vol. 5 | Trombone | 37873623 |
| 1996 | Various Artists | Panasonic Village Jazz Festival | Arranger, performer | 795309704 |
| 1996 | Various Artists | Jazz Ballads | Trombone | |
| 1997 | Various Artists | It's Monk's Tune | Trombone | 37339295 |
| 1997 | Various Artists | Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall | Trombone | 49423102 |
| 1997 | Swing Summit | Passing the Torch, Vol 1 | Trombone, Conch | 49414195 |
| 1997 | Various Artists | Latin Jazz: Con Gusto | Trombone | 42965698 |
| 2009 | John Farnsworth Sextet | The Smoke Sessions | Trombone | |
| 1996 | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album | Trombone | 35802009 |
| 2006 | Chembo Corniel | Beyond Standards | Trombone | 184724916 |
| 2009 | Peppe Merolla | Stick With Me | Trombone, Shells | |
| 2010 | Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble | Blueprints | Trombone, Shells | 707682567 |